Thursday, August 1st 2019
EVGA Precision X1 0.4.8.0 Launched with "Boost Lock" Feature
EVGA Thursday released the latest version of its Precision X1 software that lets you overclock, monitor, and customize your graphics cards. The latest version 0.4.8.0 adds a particularly useful feature for enthusiasts, which has the potential to become a must-have, called Boost Lock. This toggle locks the graphics card to a specific frequency, and disables boost beyond these clocks.
Power-limit will still be active in this state, the GPU will either hit the specified clock speed or below. The feature is particularly useful for overclockers, as it vastly reduces the uncertainty involved in getting the GPU stay at a desired clock-speed, and truly brings "precision" to the table. One drawback is that the card will no longer return to its idle clock state, leading to an increase in power consumption.
DOWNLOAD: EVGA Precision X1 0.4.8.0
Power-limit will still be active in this state, the GPU will either hit the specified clock speed or below. The feature is particularly useful for overclockers, as it vastly reduces the uncertainty involved in getting the GPU stay at a desired clock-speed, and truly brings "precision" to the table. One drawback is that the card will no longer return to its idle clock state, leading to an increase in power consumption.
30 Comments on EVGA Precision X1 0.4.8.0 Launched with "Boost Lock" Feature
for daily use / gaming it's a horrible idea.
All you need to do is set it at the static clock... if you leave it at stock and enable it, yes, it locks to the base boost clock. Raise the slider to the normal, constantly fluctuating boost values, and you have the same clocks but without it varying a few boost bins........
Most people do NOT like the boost and how it jumps around due to temp and power limits, etc. This way temps aren't a factor and it can sustain higher clocks and only need to fit within power limits.Que? It is nothing like that... at all.
The worst part in this is at idle, but again, just shut it off when you are done.
Anyway, it's clear this isnt for everyone, but can help benches and reviewers along with keeping more stable clocks and framtimes. It isnt "horrible" nor "terrible" though.
That's being dramatic at best...
So i enabled boost lock and its always at 1740 instead of 2020. This feature is just for reviews. Maybee frametimes in games get better?
If you sit around 2020, then set the slider in msi afterburner/precision x1 so the boost clock is 2020 and it will hold there.
Read the thread there shouldnt be any confusion as to how it works or how little difference it would make it power use/heat, etc.
Edit: I tried the newer XOC and X1 versions of Precision, I don't think they agree very well with my "Mining rescue" Palit card with the XOC no power limit bios on it. I much prefer how the AB "hack" works over it anyway :toast:
All I know is in the latest version of precision, I clicked and it enabled. Something is amiss in your setup.